LINE_PLOT
Graphical 2D plot of quantities.
Syntax
LINE_PLOT(“name”) { parameters}
Qualifier
User-given name
Parameters
- name (string)
- User-given name of the command. The instance of a given command is referenced using this parameter.
- plot_type (enum)
- Types of plots available
- data_source (enum)
- Options: file, ufx_coefficients_file
- data_file (string)
- Path to location of data source file
- background_image (string)
- Image to be displayed in the background
- background_image_view_number (integer)
- View of image to be displayed in the background
- num_header_rows (integer)
- Number of header rows to ignore before reading in data
- output_step (integer)
- Data step to use for plot
- x_column (integer)
- Number of column to plot on the x-axis
- y_columns (integer list)
- Number of column/columns to plot on the y-axis
- x_label (string)
- Label for the x-axis
- y_label (string)
- Label for the y-axis
- title (string)
- Title for the plot
- show_legend (boolean)
- Show the legend or not
- legend_labels (string list)
- Labels for each curve for use in the legend
- show_grid (boolean)
- Show grid in plot area
- active_flag (boolean)
- Read and process the command or ignore it
- x_axis_min (real)
- Minimum range of the x axis
- y_axis_min (real)
- Minimum range of the y axis
- x_axis_max (real)
- Maximum range of the x axis
- y_axis_max (real)
- Maximum range of the y axis
Example
LINE_PLOT("Cumulative Sectional C_d and C_l With Background Image"){
data_source = "ufx_coefficients_file"
data_file = "/user2/conceptCar/RUN-1.DIR/uFX_coefficientsData/uFX_coefficientsPerSectionX_Inst.txt"
plot_type = cumulative_sum
num_header_rows = 5
x_column = 3
y_columns = {4,5}
output_step = 0 # 0 = use last, -1 = second from last, 1 means first, etc.
x_label = "Section Center (m)"
y_label = "Cumulative C_d and C_l"
title = "Cumulative Lift and Drag Coefficients"
legend_labels = "C_d,C_l"
show_legend = on
show_grid = on
background_image = "Surface geometry"
background_image_view_number = 2
}